Farmington Hills >> A group of investigators outfitted with blue rubber gloves examined a pair of bloody pants at the scene of a shooting Tuesday morning at the gated Hunter’s Ridge apartment complex.

An 18-year-old man was shot in the leg around 7:45 a.m. at the complex near 14 Mile and Orchard Lake roads, taken to a nearby hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, officials said.

No arrests have been made in the shooting, and Farmington Hills police are now operating with the theory that the victim may have shot himself on his way to work. They are not searching for a suspect.

The victim initially told police he knew the shooter and that the suspect had already left in a white Ford F150 before patrol vehicles arrived. However, evidence at the scene suggested the 18-year-old’s story was inconsistent, investigators said.

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At the scene, media were kept out of the gated community, which sits next to a strip mall off of Orchard Lake Road.

Meanwhile, West Hills Middle School, Lone Pine and Model High School were on put in “secure mode” following the incident, but the quasi-lockdown was lifted less than three hours later.

Authorities later reported that the shooting was not a random act, but there was no threat to the community.

The victim is not a school student, added authorities.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call 248-871-2610.